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Sam Mayer remains below the cutline going into Saturday’s elimination race at the Charlotte Roval.
In a statement, the two Cup teams say they are “fully committed to competing in next year’s Cup Series.”
William Byron is the only driver to have clinched a spot in the next round going into Sunday’s elimination race.
William Byron and Denny Hamlin are the biggest movers in this week’s rankings.
Chase Elliott finished 29th at Talladega and holds the final transfer spot going into Sunday’s elimination race at the Roval on NBC.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had much to celebrate, but he wasn’t the only driver to leave Talladega feeling good.
NASCAR’s Elton Sawyer said: “We wanted to err on the side of the competitor.”
Is today the day Kyle Busch snaps his 51-race winless streak?
Denny Hamlin said of his mindset for Sunday’s playoff race: “I hate to lose and certainly will not justify any excuses to losing. So I’m going to give it all I can.”
Sammy Smith entered Saturday’s race last in the playoff standings among the 12 drivers.
Michael McDowell claims his fifth consecutive pole at a drafting track, the most since Bill Elliott won six in a row in 1985-86.
Xfinity teams qualify and race. Cup teams qualify Saturday.
Details for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race on NBC.
The Xfinity Series playoffs continue at 4 p.m. ET Saturday.
Teammate Carson Hocevar is 21st in points and headed for the best finish in the season standings for Spire Motorsports.
The Craftsman Truck Series playoffs continue Friday.
Team Penske’s Austin Cindric, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney have excelled at drafting style tracks this season.
The playoffs continue for Cup, Xfinity and Trucks this weekend.
23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed a lawsuit against NASCAR on Wednesday.
23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports were the only two Cup teams not to sign new charter agreement with NASCAR.
Modifications come after Michael McDowell got airborne and Josh Berry went upside down at Daytona and Corey LaJoie went upside down at Michigan.
With Josh Berry unable to drive back to pit road after Lap 1 incident, NASCAR refused him to tow him there and ruled him out of the race.
Two new drivers climb into this week’s top 10.
As NASCAR hopscotches across the country from one playoff venue to the next, the series heads to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.
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